A tragic incident unfolded in Greenville, Texas, on Monday as a police officer was fatally ambushed during a shootout with a fleeing suspect. Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department was struck in his side and leg during the confrontation, which occurred in a wooded area behind homes on Picket Street at 7:40 p.m.
The fatal encounter began when Dawson initiated a traffic stop of the suspect near the 3500 block of Picket Street. The suspect fled on foot, leading Dawson to pursue him into the wooded area behind a home at 3517 Pickett Street, where the suspect ambushed and shot Dawson multiple times.
